Monday, October 20, 2014

Piet Mondrian Collages: First Grade

All grades have been learning about the famous artist Piet Mondrian to reinforce the concepts of lines, geometric shapes, primary colors, and to incorporate art history. As a part of their study, First Grade created a Mondrian inspired collage with primary colors and geometric shapes. They folded a black piece of paper into eight parts. They then glued two primary colored squares or square rectangles in each section starting with the largest. After they glued two shapes per section, they had to figure out which primary color was missing and glue that missing color in the middle with the smallest shape. This step was purposely done separately to promote critical thinking and problem solving. This lesson was inspired by Composition C but definitely with a twist!

About Me

I am currently in my ninth year teaching at Moseley Elementary in Grand Prairie, TX. I previously taught First Grade for six years and am currently in my third year teaching Visual Arts. I use Bishop's Blackboard to share ideas from my classroom and other sources.